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U.S. Marine Corps\u2019 F-35B Lightning II fighters assigned to the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan are joined by South Korean Air Force F-15K fighters during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula on Aug. 30, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-006.JPG.jpg\")
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters fly alongside 2 U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers over waters near Kyushu, Japan, on Aug. 30, 2017. The aircraft made contact with two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J fighters in Japanese airspace in direct response to North Korea\u2019s intermediate-range ballistic missile launch, which flew directly over northern Japan on Aug. 28. (Japan Air Self-Defense Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-181.JPG.jpg\")
South Korean F-15K fighters drop munitions over Pilsung Range during operations alongside U.S. F-35B stealth fighters and B-1B Lancer bombers. South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-A-XR532-004.JPG.jpg\")
Munitions from a U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and South Korean Air Force bilateral mission explode at the Pilsung Range, South Korea. The American and South Korean aircraft flew across the Korean Peninsula and practiced attack capabilities by releasing live weapons at the training area before returning to their respective home stations. (Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-071.JPG.jpg\")
Weapons drop from a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber as it practices attack capabilities on Aug. 30, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/170831-O-N0132-454.JPG.jpg\")
In a demonstration of U.S. commitment to its allies, U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, are joined by South Korean Air Force F-15K fighters during a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula on Aug. 30, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/a><\/a><\/a> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe dueling military displays open up the risk that things will get worse as each side seeks to show it won\u2019t be intimidated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Korea has made it clear that it sees its weapons program, which demands regular testing to perfect, as the only way to contest decades of U.S. hostility, by which it means the huge U.S. military presence in South Korea, Japan and the Pacific. Washington, in turn, seeks with its joint drills with Seoul and bomber flights to show that it will not be pushed from its traditional role of supremacy in the region. More missile tests, more bomber flyovers and three angry armies facing each other across the world\u2019s most heavily armed border raises the possibility that a miscalculation could lead to real fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Pacific Command said the exercises were conducted in response to North Korea\u2019s recent missile launch. Over the course of a 10-hour mission, the B-1Bs, F-35Bs and two Japanese F-15 fighters first flew together over waters near Kyushu, Japan. The U.S. and South Korean warplanes then flew across the Korean Peninsula and participated in the live-fire training before returning to their respective home stations, according to the Pacific Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNorth Korea\u2019s actions are a threat to our allies, partners and homeland, and their destabilizing actions will be met accordingly,\u201d Gen. Terrence J. O\u2019Shaughnessy, commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, said in a statement. \u201cThis complex mission clearly demonstrates our solidarity with our allies and underscores the broadening cooperation to defend against this common regional threat. Our forward-deployed force will be the first to the fight, ready to deliver a lethal response at a moment\u2019s notice if our nation calls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Beijing, North Korea\u2019s ally China warned that war is not an option in finding a solution to the North\u2019s growing nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Ren Guoqiang told reporters that all parties should exercise restraint and avoid words and actions that escalate tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, bombs dropped by U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, F-35 stealth fighter jets and South Korean F-15 fighter jets hit a simulated target as they fly over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n The bombing exercise came as the United States and South Korea wrapped up their annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military drills that involved tens of thousands of soldiers. North Korea condemns the annual U.S.-South Korea war games as rehearsals for an invasion and described Tuesday\u2019s missile launch over Japan as a response to the drills. Washington and Seoul faced calls to postpone or downsize this year\u2019s drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United States often sends its warplanes to South Korea, mostly for patrols, when animosity rises on the Korean Peninsula, which is technically in a state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Korea on Tuesday flew a potentially nuclear-capable Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile over northern Japan and later called it a \u201cmeaningful prelude\u201d to containing the U.S. territory of Guam. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the launch was a \u201ccurtain-raiser of its resolute countermeasures\u201d against the U.S.-South Korea war games and called for his military to conduct more ballistic missile launches targeting the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jets and South Korean F-15 fighter jets fly over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n North Korea has been maintaining a torrid pace in weapons tests this year as it openly pursues an arsenal of nuclear-armed, intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching deep into the U.S. mainland. Experts say Kim wants a real nuclear deterrent against the United States to ensure the survival of his government and likely believes that it will strengthen his negotiating position when North Korea returns to talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
North Korea had earlier threatened to fire a salvo of Hwasong-12s toward Guam, which is home to key U.S. military bases and strategic long-range bombers the North finds threatening. It also flight-tested a pair of developmental ICBMs in July.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/atype-video-jwplayer> North Korean shot across Japan’s bow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n South Korean analysts said North Korea\u2019s threat against Guam and the launch over Japan on Tuesday are likely attempts to make launches over Japan an accepted norm and win itself greater military space in a region dominated by enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. and South Korean militaries say the Hwasong-12 fired over Japan\u2019s northern island of Hokkaido flew about 2,700 kilometers (1,677 miles). South Koreans Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk told lawmakers on Thursday that North Korea might have fired the missile at about half its maximum range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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